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The medication suppresses appetite, so one wouldn't expect it to continue working when it isn't being taken. It's a treatment, after all, not a cure.

What it can do is help one "bootstrap" into healthy habits. Someone who is sufficiently overweight might suffer injuries from exercising, which makes it difficult to lose that weight. Someone who's drank a soda every morning for decades might break the habit if they stop for long enough.




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